MODERN BREECH-LOADERS: SPORTING and MILITARY. By W.W. Greener.
(1871) 1971 facsimile edition. Small 8vo (152 x 227mm). Ppxvi,242,ads. B/w engravings throughout.
This was W.W. Greener's first book. Greener was subsequently famous for The Gun and Its Development. "Writing in 1871, W.W. Greener sets down, as he says in his Preface, 'the important and numerous improvements which have recently been made in the construction of the breech-loader, sporting and military (especially the latter)." Chapters include: Introduction of the breech-loading system; Central-fire guns; Gunpowder; Breech-loading revolvers and double-barrel pistols; Military breech-loading rifles and cartridges. This edition presents the original fold-out plate as a single page.
This was W.W. Greener's first book. Greener was subsequently famous for The Gun and Its Development. "Writing in 1871, W.W. Greener sets down, as he says in his Preface, 'the important and numerous improvements which have recently been made in the construction of the breech-loader, sporting and military (especially the latter)." Chapters include: Introduction of the breech-loading system; Central-fire guns; Gunpowder; Breech-loading revolvers and double-barrel pistols; Military breech-loading rifles and cartridges. This edition presents the original fold-out plate as a single page.
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| Author | Greener (William Wellington). (1834-1921). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 50199 |
| ISBN | 0879470763 / 0879470763. |
| Book Description | Abrasion and slight soiling to cover, slight browning to edges, but solidly intact, second-hand paperback. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1971 |
| Publisher | Normount Technical Publications. |
| Place | Forest Grove, Oregon. |